New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1916 - 1964
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
New York Zoological Society Board of Trustees. Office of President. Madison Grant and W. Redmond Cross records
Fonds
Identifier: 1030
Abstract
Madison Grant (1865-1937) was President of the New York Zoological Society from 1925 until his death in 1937. W. Redmond Cross (1874-1940) succeeded Grant in 1937 and served as President until his retirement in 1940. The bulk of this collection reflects the activities of Grant and Cross during their respective tenures as President. Among the subjects represented here are the Society's art gallery, wildlife conservation, and the Save the Redwoods League. The bulk of the records deal with...
Dates:
1906 - 1940
New York Zoological Society. Office of President. Fairfield Osborn records
Fonds
Identifier: 1029
Abstract
This collection contains the records of Fairfield Osborn, who served as President of the New York Zoological Society from 1940 to 1968. Considered one of the foremost conservationists of his era, Osborn was a driving force behind the expansion of the Society’s international wildlife conservation efforts, and he founded the Conservation Foundation as an offshoot of the Society to promote environmental education and research. During his presidency, Osborn also oversaw the development of...
Dates:
1933 - 1973
Filtered By
- Subject: Wildlife conservation X